Since my last post in November (how is it already April???), I have still be convicted about getting back to our blog but I have continued to let it slip to the bottom of my to do list EVERY week. So, this week I have purposed to get this blog updated as well as our newsletter. This is mainly for us so that we can continue to be reminded about all The Lord continues to do in our life. You will have to excuse the fact that I want to go back and record some significant things The Lord has done over the past 6 months and then I am purposing to get this blog and our newsletter back to the priority that it needs to be. We are so grateful for the people The Lord has put in our life who continue to pray for us, send encouraging messages and even faithfully support us as we continue to live and serve here in South Africa. So, if you want to catch up with us then as you continue to read we pray that you don't just see us but that you see The Lord through our journey!
Let the blogging begin ...
When Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Matthew 28:18-20
Monday, April 4, 2016
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
It's Been Awhile ...
It has been a long time since I have been on our blog. In fact for months I didn't even think about this blog. This whole year has been nonstop and a blur. Over the last few weeks I have been reminded about this blog and one night this past week I was talking about something from a few years ago and pulled this blog up to look for a picture. Going through the blog to find that one post reminded me of how much God has done in and through our family since we moved to South Africa.
This morning was our first "normal" morning at home in a LONG time. I enjoyed getting my coffee and Bible and heading outside to our lapa to spend a some time with the Lord. I read my Bible reading and devotion from my She Reads Truth app (which I love and has become one of my favorite devotions because no matter where we are it is on my phone!) and then started to read some from Acts. Later, I saw our devotional book that sits on our lapa and decided to open it and move the bookmark from March to November! That tells you how long it has been since we have had a normal morning at home. We have either been gone, had company or had days so full we grabbed breakfast and headed out.
As I finished my coffee I decided to read today's devotion in that book. Wow, I love how the Lord brings things to me to remind me that He is the One in control and His plans are great and that His timing is perfect. The rest of the morning was spent with the beginning of long overdue chores around the house and my mind continued to think on that devotion. I took a picture of the page and started to share it on Facebook. Then I stopped and decided that I should actually share it on here first. It was time to start using this blog again. Well, that was almost ten hours ago! Here you go ... I hope this is an encouragement to you today as it was for me.
There were many things that came to my mind this morning as I read this. I wish I had just stopped and posted this then! As the day went on I continued to think about this. One thing that I keep thinking about is the fact that as a believer we give thanks to the Lord for many things and we should also be people who give. I have always focused on the word Thanksgiving being about giving thanks but today I realized that this word really has two meanings .... to be thankful and to give! Maybe you already realized that but to me today the word Thanksgiving has a new meaning.
This morning was our first "normal" morning at home in a LONG time. I enjoyed getting my coffee and Bible and heading outside to our lapa to spend a some time with the Lord. I read my Bible reading and devotion from my She Reads Truth app (which I love and has become one of my favorite devotions because no matter where we are it is on my phone!) and then started to read some from Acts. Later, I saw our devotional book that sits on our lapa and decided to open it and move the bookmark from March to November! That tells you how long it has been since we have had a normal morning at home. We have either been gone, had company or had days so full we grabbed breakfast and headed out.
As I finished my coffee I decided to read today's devotion in that book. Wow, I love how the Lord brings things to me to remind me that He is the One in control and His plans are great and that His timing is perfect. The rest of the morning was spent with the beginning of long overdue chores around the house and my mind continued to think on that devotion. I took a picture of the page and started to share it on Facebook. Then I stopped and decided that I should actually share it on here first. It was time to start using this blog again. Well, that was almost ten hours ago! Here you go ... I hope this is an encouragement to you today as it was for me.
Sunday, March 1, 2015
Oh yeah, we have a blog!!!
Well, I can't even begin to figure out how our last post was done in October 2014! The only explanation is life is busy and not taking the time to update on here. I am not sure when we will update our blog - BUT in the meantime you can check out what we are up to in our ministry and personal lives through Facebook and our missions website.
Samaria Mission Facebook page
Samaria Mission Website
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